Joseph decombe



J. DEOOMBE.

(ModeL) HINGE.

Patented Jan. 22 1884.

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' UNITED. STATES PATENT UFFICE JOSEPH DECOMBE, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,416, dated January 22, 1884.

Application filed December 30, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH DECOMBE, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented Double-Face Folding-Door Hinges; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My inventionnrelates to certain improvements in sliding pintle-hinges, single and double face, and means for operating them, as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of door and jamb with. my device applied. Fig.- 2 is a detail of the center plate, cylindrical hollow sides, and pintles of my device. Fig. 3 is a partial section and partial elevation of plate, pintles, and means for moving the latter. spective of a portion. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and8 illustrate a modified means for operating the pintles, Fig. 5 being a perspective of plate with pintle in place, Fig. 6 a section of cylindrical side piece of plate with pintle in place, Fig. 7 perspective of pintle, and Fig. 8 cross-section of cylindrical side of plate with pintle in place.

A is the frame of the opening in which the doors swing.

B are the posts, to which the doors are hung by means of hinges O O, which may be constructed as shown in my former patents, or in any other suitable manner. The part 0 of the hinge, which is secured to the door, is attached to the part which is fixed to the post by means of pintles D, which slide in the cylindrical hollow parts of the hinges. 'These pintles may be operated by knobs E, which project through slots in the cylindrical portion of the hinge, as shown, when the knob is turned, so as to lie between the edge of the door and the door-post, or the projecting part of the hinge may fit into a depression or hole formed for it, or it may be flattened, so as to occupy but little space, or need but a small indentation. When the door is closed, the knobs are concealed and protected, so that ,tions I I, in which the pintles D move.

Fig. 4-is aper-' they cannot be withdrawn. When two or more doors are hinged one to theother, to occupy the door-opening, they may be hinged together so that one will fold back upon the other. In some cases it may be desirable to fold the doors to one side or to the other for certain reasons.

F is the part of the double door which is hinged to the door-post, and G is that part which is hinged to the outer edge of the door F. The hinges for connecting doors F and G are made with a fiat portion, I-I, vequal in width to the thickness ofthe door, and at each edge areformed the hollow cylindrical por These cylindrical portions are sufficiently distant from the edge of the door to allow the slides J to pass freely between them. The pintles in the joints I may be pushed forward, so as to unite the parts of the hinge on that side, and the pintles in the part I may be withdrawn, so that theleaf G of the door will swing about the hinge I and may be folded back upon the leaf F, turning to the right. desired to swing the part G to the left, it is first placed in a straight line with the part F.

The pintles in the part I are then pushed forward, so as to unite the joints of the hinge upon that side, and the pintles in the part I are withdrawn. This leaves the door free to swing in the opposite direction.

The pintles may be operated in any suitable or desirable manner; but it will usually be found preferable to do it by slides J, which fit the exterior cylindrical portions of the hinges, and project sufficiently to be operated by hand or otherwise. A spring, a, Figs. 6 and 7, is secured to the pintle, and presses against the inside of thesocket, to prevent the pintle from slipping down when raised up.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A hinge consisting of a center plate, H, having cylindrical tubes I I on its sides, provided with vertically-sliding pintles, and means for "operating the pintles and hingeplates on the door or other part, providedwith engaging means for the pintles, whereby the is set, and a projection, J, extending outside 10 of the cylinder, for operating the pintle, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.

JOSEPH DECOMBE.

\Vitnesses:

G120. H. STRONG, FRANK A. BROOKS.

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